WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) -- Harman International Industries Inc., which supplied car audio systems involved in a Fiat Chrysler Automobiles recall in July, has been asked for information on other radios that may be vulnerable to hacking, the U.S. regulator said. The National Highway Traffic Safety ...

DETROIT -- General Motors' plan to invest $5 billion in a family of technology-rich small cars reflects the industry's changing attitudes toward opportunities in emerging markets, where consumers and regulators are increasingly demanding more advanced vehicles. In the past, Western automakers ...

Three years after assigning the task of building crossovers to its only North American assembly plant, the Japanese automaker closed up shop, deciding instead to import all of its U.S.-bound cars from across the Pacific. This might sound like Mitsubishi Motors Corp., which will end production in ...

TURIN andndash; Alfa Romeo has finished preparation work on its first SUV and the model is on track to launch next year. Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Alfa parent Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, said the sporty brand's second new model after the Giulia midsize sedan will go into production at the end of the

NASHVILLE -- Nissan wanted some European fashion to move its American-made Maxima sedan further upscale for 2016. It turned to Alcantara S.p.A., the Italian producer of material -- also called Alcantara -- used in high-end apparel and automotive seating, to give the Maxima SR sport package the look

FRANKFURT/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -- BMW and Apple may rekindle a courtship put on hold after an exploratory visit by executives of the world's top maker of electronic gadgets to the headquarters of the word's biggest seller of premium cars. Apple CEO Tim Cook went to BMW's headquarters last year

OTA, Japan (Reuters) -- Yasuyuki Yoshinaga was in a good mood at the company's early May earnings briefing in Tokyo. The top executive at the maker of Subaru automobiles joked that he would have to wear a helmet on an upcoming trip to the United States. The reason: Dealers were going to hit him ...

LONDON/NEW YORK (Bloomberg) -- A group of German luxury-car makers including BMW are close to sealing the purchase of Nokia Oyj's digital-maps business for about 2.7 billion euros ($3 billion), people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. An announcement could be made as soon as Monday, said the

SAN FRANCISCO (Bloomberg) -- The Jeep Cherokee brought to a halt by hackers last week exposed wireless networks as the weakest link in high-tech vehicles, underscoring the need to find fast over-the-air fixes to block malicious intrusions. Features that buyers now expect in most modern automobiles,

American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc. said today its second-quarter net income increased 12 percent from the year-earlier period to $58.6 million. The supplier of axle systems reported a 6 percent gain in revenue to $1 billion in the second quarter, driving a 10 percent gross profit ...

SHANGHAI (Bloomberg) -- BMW will increase spending on online marketing in China to emphasize its technology as part of efforts to target younger buyers, who care more about the latest features than the brand as a status symbol. The automaker will highlight technology features, some developed ...

WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) -- High-level negotiations in Hawaii on a trade agreement in the Pacific Rim wrapped up without a final deal as disagreements over dairy and vehicle policies trumped progress in other areas. The dialogue may resume within weeks. During four days of talks on the island of ...

Buick, faced with an aging Regal and U.S. consumers that continue to abandon midsize and large sedans for crossovers and SUVs, is lowering prices as much as nearly 9 percent on the car for 2016. Duncan Aldred, head of Buick, told dealers on Friday the Regal lineup is being "simplified and ...

WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) -- Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is recalling 284,153 Dodge Chargers for an airbag flaw, a week after the company agreed to pay a record penalty for lagging efforts to address safety defects in millions of cars and trucks. The action affects four-door Chargers built from May

TOKYO (Reuters) -- Honda Motor Co. said today its quarterly net profit jumped 20 percent as strong sales in the U.S. and a weak yen helped the automaker to absorb the impact of higher quality-related costs linked to a recall of cars equipped with Takata airbags. Between April and June, net profit

It seems like everyone in the auto industry wants to know if the aluminum-bodied 2015 Ford F-150 is more expensive to repair than the steel-bodied pickup it replaced. Here's the answer: We don't know -- and we won't know for a long time. Ford says the repair costs are the same. Don't believe that.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The cybersecurity issues that led Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to recall 1.4 million vehicles this month could pose a problem for cars and trucks from other automakers, the top U.S. auto safety regulator said today. Mark Rosekind, who heads the National Highway Traffic Safety

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reported this week that, after a crash test, it cost 26 percent more to repair the new aluminum Ford F-150 pickup than it did the truck's steel-bodied predecessor. But that doesn't necessarily mean insurance premiums for the aluminum truck will rise above

The Golden Sisters -- Mary Bartnicki, Josie Cavaluzzi and Teresa Dahlquist -- may not be new kids on the block, but they are Volkswagen's secret weapon as it seeks to turn around its U.S. sales. Rising to fame in 2013 with their YouTube videos took off, the siblings have capitalized on their ad-lib

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Given Mitsubishi's low U.S. output, it was not totally surprising to hear the Japanese automaker will end production at its plant in Normal, Ill. More surprising was hearing company officials say that they have several prospects to buy Normal, including a Detroit automaker. For the sake of the ...